Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Mayor David H. Rhome reminds residents that there is a no-questions-asked policy.
In Canonsburg, nearly 90 percent of all crime is drug-related. And Mayor David H. Rhome said that sometimes those perpetrating the crimes are addicted to street drugs, while other times it is prescription medication. That statistic is just one reason the Canonsburg Police Department is participating in the National Drug Take Back program—an event that will take place in the borough this Saturday and that is sponsored by the borough and the Drug Enforcement Administration. This is the fifth time the borough has participated in the program, which allows residents to properly dispose of all sorts of drugs—over-the-counter, prescription and even street drugs. And Rhome reminds those who are thinking about bringing their unwanted or expired …
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone gives Washington County residents the major accomplishments of 2012.
Dear fellow Washington County resident, I believe in accountability. As district attorney, one of my many responsibilities is to run an efficient and productive operation aimed at one goal: keeping the residents of Washington County safe. I am accountable to you. In order to keep you informed about the work of my office in your communities, I am providing you with an annual report that details the exemplary work conducted by our assistant district attorneys, administrative staff, county detectives, crime victim advocates and our Drug Task Force. Some of the highlights in 2012 include: • 3,200 criminal cases resolved • More than a half-million dollars collected for victims’ restitution • A reorganized Drug Task Force conducted more than 170…
Friday, February 1, 2013
Local experts and law enforcement officials hosted a drug summit at Canon-McMillan High School Thursday.
The statistics are alarming. Prescription drugs now kill more Americans than heroin and cocaine combined. In 2009, drugs exceeded traffic accidents as the number one cause of death in the United States—killing 37,000 a year. In Washington County there were two overdose deaths in 1992. In 2011, there were 55. And what’s more: Studies indicate that 41 percent of teens think prescription drugs are “safer” than street drugs. That’s why Canonsburg Mayor David H. Rhome, school officials, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, Washington County Coroner Tim Warco and drug treatment specialists and others converged at Canon-McMillan High School Thursday: To tell students there that prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic not only…
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
For that and so many other reasons, Canonsburg Mayor David H. Rhome encourages the community to attend a drug summit scheduled at Canon-McMillan High School Thursday.
Canonsburg Mayor David H. Rhome said it's time to stop sugar-coating it: Prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic. "It has no boundaries," he said. "It affects the young, the old, the rich, the poor, the famous—no one is immune." That's why Rhome said he encouraged Canon-McMillan School Superintendent Michael Daniels to bring a program about the subject to the district after they attended a similar program in Charleroi. The drug summit on prescription drug abuse was planned, and will be presented Thursday. "We have come to understand that addiction starts in the medicine cabinet," Rhome said. Juniors and seniors at Canon-McMillan High School will see the two-hour presentation during the school day, and community members are welcome …
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
The event is slated for Jan. 31.
The non-medical use of prescription drugs contributes to nearly 40,000 deaths and almost $200 billion in health-care costs annually. ln Washington County alone there were more than 50 drug-related overdose deaths in 2011, according to Washington County Coroner Tim Warco. Drug-induced deaths are the number-one cause of injury deaths in America. More Americans are dying from drug-induced deaths than from traffic fatalities. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control has labeled prescription drug abuse ”an epidemic.“ According to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, two-and-a-half times more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than those using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, and inhalants combined. Our young people …
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Residents can bring their expired, unused or unwanted medications to several locations across the county Saturday—including one in Canonsburg.
Many Washington County police departments—in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency—will give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs this weekend. This service—held at various locations, including one in Canonsburg—is free and anonymous. Last October, Americans turned in 377,080 pounds—188.5 tons—of prescription drugs at more than 5,300 sites operated by the DEA, and approximately 4,000 at state and local law enforcement partners' locations. In the three previous take-back events, the DEA and its partners took in almost a million pounds—nearly 500 tons—of pills, according to Washington County District Attorney Eugne …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The National Drug Take-Back program is this Saturday, and Canonsburg police said there is a no-questions-asked policy.
Canonsburg Mayor David H. Rhome said this has become clear: "In the medicine cabinet is where drug addiction starts." And he said it's time for the Canonsburg Police Department, the mayor's office and the community at large to do something about it. So Rhome has invited Canonsburg residents to take part in the fifth National Drug Take-Back program—the fourth in which the borough has taken part. Uniformed police officers, as well as the mayor, will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Canonsburg Shop N Save to collect expired, unused or unwanted drugs. The program is sponsored by Rhome, the Washington County Chiefs of Police Association, the Washington County District Attorney and the United States Department of Justice. …
State Sen. Tim Solobay also talks about college financial planning.
While the United States has waged a long and expensive war against illegal drug use, prescription drug abuse is on the rise and has surpassed illicit drugs in our communities. The problem is particularly acute in Western Pennsylvania where 226 people died from prescription drug overdoses last year in Allegheny County alone. Local health-care providers and educators are teaming up to do something about it. The medical practices of K. Gosai MD & AJ Gandhi MD in conjunction with Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Charleroi Federal Savings Bank, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, will hold a Prescription Drug Abuse Summit on Wednesday at Charleroi High School. According to organizers, the …
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The event at Washington & Jefferson College later this month includes to sessions and is free to the public.
U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton said prescription drug abuse and addiction in western Pennsylvania, and across the country, “is at epidemic levels”—and this week announced details of a summit slated for later this month that aims to combat the trend. The Western Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Abuse Summit, which includes two free programs, is sponsored by the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI and the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General. Both programs will be held on Wednesday, June 27, at Washington & Jefferson College's Olin Fine Arts Center, located at 285 E. Wheeling St. in the City of Washington. "This summit will bring together medical and mental health professionals, law enforcement, …
Amanda Gillooly
2:17 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Definitely, Mayor! Thanks so much for all your time and help for this story!! more ›